Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 1

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Chance of snow in the afternoon. Little or no new snow accumulation in the Jamestown area, new snow accumulation up to 1 inch in the Valley City area. Total snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches.

Highs around 15. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. North winds 5 to

10 mph. Lowest wind chills around 20 below after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Sunny in the afternoon. Highs zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 25 below.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Northwest

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through

the day. Highs near zero. West winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to

around 25 mph in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing and drifting

snow. Lows around 10 below.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through

the day. A 20 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 5 to

10 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow

in the evening. Lows near zero.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the

afternoon. Highs around 15.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow

in the evening. Lows near zero.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 5 below.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

 

An extended period of dangerous wind chills is possible Friday night, Saturday, Sunday and through early next week.

 

 

From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & Jamestown Regional Medical Center website. 

This Day In History, March 1, 1966 – Trinity Hospital closes it’s doors.   . . .

Trinity locked its doors and the remaining equipment and patients were moved to Jamestown Hospital.

More information at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Authorities are investigating another snow plow vehicle crash that occurred this morning about 6:15 a.m., on I-94 at mile marker,  288.

No serious injuries were reported with an ambulance on the scene.

More information at it becomes available.

 

Jamestown city crews will begin the snow removal program in the Downtown district starting Friday, March 1, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

City Ordinance Section 25-10 requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. Do not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

(REDWOOD FALLS, Minn.  (Farmers Union) – Farmers Union Enterprises recently released STEM:IT AG, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum focused on agriculture, food and natural resources for kindergarten through 12th grade students.

The curriculum is a joint effort between five Farmers Union state organizations

(Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin), which comprise

Farmers Union Enterprises, based in Redwood Falls, Minn. Farmers Union Enterprises

partnered with the design group, STEM Fuse to produce and distribute the curriculum.

 

Doug Sombke, president of Farmers Union Enterprises and South Dakota Farmers Union. Says “Talk about making science relevant – all students eat.  We are excited to

share this curriculum which integrates STEM-based information into interactive units

about agriculture and where food comes from with educators and students throughout

the nation.”

 

Carter Tatge, founder and CEO of STEM Fuse, says,  “Collaborating with the Farmers Union Enterprises team, we designed the curriculum to easily integrate ag-based STEM education in any unit teachers are focusing on.  You don’t need a STEM

background or an agriculture background to provide STEM:IT AG to students. In fact,

the curriculum requires little guidance from educators.”

 

Miranda Letherman, North Dakota Farmers Union youth education specialist, said the

curriculum also exposes students to potential careers, everything from computer

coding and three-dimensional (3D) printing to developing agricultural commodities.

In one STEM:IT AG challenge, students create a tool that could be used to harvest a

crop, while another challenge asks them to design a solar oven from a shoebox,

tinfoil and black paper to heat up food using the sun’s energy.

 

To learn more, contact Letherman at 952-0166 or mletherman@ndfu.org. To order

STEM:IT AG, visit www.stemfuse.com or call STEM Fuse’s National Sales Director

Stephanie Spaan at 605-521-9213.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court will hold a hearing later this month to consider whether a man who fatally shot a West Fargo woman in 1995 should receive a lighter sentence.Barry Garcia is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing Cheryl Tendeland while she, her husband and a friend were sitting in a car. Prosecutors at the time said Garcia and other gang members had stolen a sawed-off shotgun and were casing a house to rob when Tendeland was killed.It’s not the first time Garcia has asked the court for a lighter sentence. Garcia based his 2017 argument on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a life sentence without parole for juveniles was cruel and unusual punishment. Garcia was 16 at the time of the shooting.A hearing is scheduled for March 26.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature’s attempt to make it more difficult for citizen-led initiatives that aim to change the state constitution squelches residents’ participation in the legislative process and is contrary to the will of the people, lawmakers were told Thursday.

Beulah power plant worker Kevin Herrmann told a Senate committee that the lawmakers “are determined to attack” the initiated measure process “to restrict the power away from the citizens of North Dakota.”

Herrmann said the Legislature’s attempt at raising the threshold on citizen-initiated measures “will hamper or stop” residents’ right to amend the state constitution.

Waylon Hedegaard, president of North Dakota AFL-CIO, told lawmakers his group will oppose attempts to change current requirements.

“The power of the people is sacred,” he said.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens for business Friday in a Fargo mini-mall, two years after voters took matters into their own hands to legalize the drug for treatment.

Patients who visit The Botanist will find themselves walking into a room that has the feel of a spa or salon, with wood floors, two large display cases illuminated by hanging lights and shelves with flower pots and artificial seeds hanging out the sides of empty jugs. The back of the space features a so-called “living wall” of leaves, plants and moss behind the check-out area.

“We feel it is a very unique experience. It’s a blending of nature and science,” said Pat Doherty, director of new market development for New York City-based Acreage Holdings, which has operating licenses in 19 states, dispensaries in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio, and promotes itself as the largest cannabis operator in the nation.

Patients in North Dakota eventually will be able to buy products in six forms, including dried leaves and flowers, concentrates, tinctures, capsules, topicals and transdermal patches. The Botanist initially will have dried leaves and flowers and two types of concentrates, produced by a state-approved manufacturing facility in Bismarck, and will add more forms later, according to Jason Wahl, director of the state’s Medical Marijuana Division.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new report says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index in February hit its highest level since September, signaling solid economic growth over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states.The report issued Friday says the index rose to 57.9 last month from 56.0 in January. The September figure was 57.5.Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says even stronger growth was hampered by shortages of skilled workers and international trade tensions.The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth. A score below that suggests decline.The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature has removed mandatory minimum sentences for repeat non-violent drug offenses.The Senate endorsed the House bill 44-1 on Thursday. It now goes to Gov. Doug Burgum for his signature.The bill allows judges to depart from the mandatory sentence guidelines and decide their own punishment.Longtime North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has promoted the idea of giving judges an escape hatch from mandatory minimum sentences. 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Native American tribe leading the fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says an Army Corps of Engineers document shows the agency concluded the pipeline wouldn’t unfairly affect tribes before it ever consulted them. The Standing Rock Sioux says it shows the Corps didn’t seriously seek tribal input. The Corps has said the tribes have been difficult to work with. And the agency didn’t present its study findings to the judge until after meeting with tribes.

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (uj.edu)  The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team will face Southeastern (Fla.) Wednesday, March 6 at 10:15 a.m. in the Liston Bracket of the 2019 NAIA Division II Men’s National Basketball Championship.

The 32-team, single-elimination tournament will be held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 6-12.

Jamestown (28-5) is making its tenth trip to nationals in program history and first since 2013. The Jimmies are 5-9 all-time at the national tournament. Southeastern, from The Sun Conference, is 20-9 this season and will be making their second trip to nationals. The Fire went 3-1 and finished third in their only other appearance in 2014.

 

 

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL…

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Triston Simpson had 20 points as South Dakota defeated North Dakota State 75-65 on Thursday night.

Tyler Peterson had 15 points for South Dakota (12-16, 6-9 Summit League). Stanley Umude added 13 points. Brandon Armstrong had 12 points for the home team.

Tyson Ward tied a career high with 28 points and had six rebounds for the Bison (14-15, 8-7). Vinnie Shahid added 10 points. Jared Samuelson had six rebounds.

 

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Cortez Seales had a career-high 32 points as North Dakota got past Purdue Fort Wayne 88-82 on Thursday night.

John Konchar had 27 points and eight rebounds for the Mastodons (17-13, 9-6 Summit League). Jarred Godfrey added 12 points. Matt Weir had 12 points.

The Fighting Hawks leveled the season series against the Mastodons with the win. Purdue Fort Wayne defeated North Dakota 84-73 on Dec. 29. North Dakota (12-16, 6-9) finishes out the regular season against South Dakota on the road on Saturday. Purdue Fort Wayne finishes out the regular season against North Dakota State at home on Saturday.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Amir Coffey tied a career high with 32 points and set one with 12 rebounds to lead Minnesota to a 62-50 victory over Northwestern on Thursday night. Coffey gave the Golden Gophers (18-11, 8-10 Big Ten) the lift they needed after they dropped six of seven to jeopardize their NCAA Tournament hopes.

 

HUNTING…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bighorn sheep and moose hunters enjoyed another successful year in North Dakota in 2018.The state Game and Fish Department says hunter success was 100 percent for bighorn sheep and 92 percent for moose, the same as in 2017. The success rate for elk was 65 percent, up from 56 percent the previous year.Game and Fish issued two bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All three hunters harvested a bighorn ram.A total of 329 moose licenses were issued last year, and 319 hunters harvested 294 animals.The department issued 418 elk licenses, and 380 hunters harvested 248 elk.Moose, elk and bighorn sheep licenses are issued as once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North Dakota.

 

NBA…— Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 35 points and the Indiana Pacers overcame Karl-Anthony Towns’ big night for Minnesota to beat the Timberwolves 122-115. Towns had 42 points and 17 rebounds, scoring 23 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the first quarter.— Tobias Harris scored 32 points and Ben Simmons had a triple-double to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-104. Harris, acquired earlier in February in a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, posted his highest point total in eight games with the 76ers. Philadelphia center Joel Embiid, the league’s No. 6 scorer, missed his fourth straight game with left knee soreness. Thunder forward Paul George, the league’s No. 2 scorer, sat out with soreness in his right shoulder.— Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, including six in the final two minutes, and the short-handed Utah Jazz ended Denver’s nine-game home win streak by holding off the Nuggets 111-104. Kyle Korver added 22 as the Jazz showed plenty of energy despite playing on the second night of a back-to-back and with two of their guards out of the lineup.UNDATED (AP) — Aaron Gordon had 22 points and 15 rebounds, Terrence Ross added 16 points and the Orlando Magic rallied in the final three minutes to beat the Golden State Warriors 103-96.A night after they were stunned in Miami by Dwyane Wade’s buzzer-beater, the Warriors blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost for the fourth time in six games.D.J. Augustin scored 14 points and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 13 rebounds to help Orlando end an 11-game losing streak to the Warriors. Orlando’s last win over Golden State was on Dec. 14, 2012.— Kevin Love scored 26 points, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton each had 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 125-118. Cedi Osman added 21 points as Cleveland won for the third time in four games.— James Harden had 58 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds and the Houston Rockets overcame a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Miami Heat 121-118. Harden made 8 of 18 3-pointers and was 16 of 32 overall from the field and 18 of 18 on free throws. He fell three points short of his career high set at New York on Jan. 23, and had the most point ever against the Heat — breaking Willie Burton’s mark of 53 for Philadelphia on Dec. 13, 1994.

 

NBA NEWS

Kings F Bagley to miss at least 1 week with injured knee

UNDATED (AP) — Sacramento Kings rookie forward Marvin Bagley III will miss at least a week with a sprained left knee.

Bagley underwent an MRI on Thursday after hurting the knee the previous night. The Kings say he will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks.

Bagley is averaging 13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season.

In other NBA news:

— Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball needs at least one more week to recover from his bone bruise and sprained ankle. Ball has missed 14 consecutive games since Jan. 19, when he sprained his left ankle in a collision with Houston’s James Harden. The Lakers plan to re-evaluate Ball next week, the team says.

 

TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…

Gonzaga rolls, No. 9 Michigan beats Nebraska

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) —Back atop the rankings for the first time since December, No. 1 Gonzaga cruised past Pacific 86-66.

Brandon Clarke had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks as the Zags extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 19 games.

Jon Teske scored a career-high 22 points, and No. 9 Michigan easily rebounded from its loss to Michigan State with an 82-53 victory over Nebraska.

The Wolverines (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten) were without Charles Matthews, who was out with a right ankle injury, but they raced out to a 22-point halftime lead behind Teske and Iggy Brazdeikis. Michigan lost to rival Michigan State over the weekend.

In other top 25 games:

— Fletcher Magee scored 18 points and No. 24 Wofford made a successful debut as an AP Top 25 team by trouncing Chattanooga 80-54 for its 16th consecutive victory. Wofford moved into the Top 25 for the first time in school history Monday. The Terriers responded by showcasing the depth and 3-point prowess that got them to this point.

In a season full of disappointment, California found something to celebrate. Darius McNeill scored 19 points and Connor Vanover added 18 to help the Golden Bears snap a 23-game losing streak in Pac-12 play and win for the first time at all in 2019 by beating No. 25 Washington 76-73.

 

NHL…

Cizikas helps Islanders beat Leafs 6-1 in Tavares’ return

UNDATED (AP) — Casey Cizikas scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in former captain John Tavares’ first time back as a visiting player.

Anthony Beauvillier, Anders Lee and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the Islanders, who had lost three of their last four.

Jordan Eberle and Cal Clutterbuck each had two assists, and Robin Lehner stopped 34 shots to help New York move two points ahead of Washington atop the Metropolitan Division.

Elsewhere on the NHL ice:

— Shea Theodore’s goal in the second round of the shootout lifted the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-5 win over the Florida Panthers. Malcolm Subban, who made 32 saves, stopped all three of Florida’s attempts in the shootout.

— Connor McDavid scored a slick goal, Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-worst Ottawa Senators 4-2. Sam Gagner, Colby Cave and Zack Kassian also scored for the Oilers, who stopped a two-game skid. Chris Tierney and Mark Borowiecki scored for the Senators, who lost their sixth straight, and Craig Anderson stopped 22 shots in his ninth straight defeat.

— Seth Jones scored 4:27 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3. As the back-and-forth extra period wound down, Artemi Panarin wove his way through the defense and fed Jones, who knocked the winner past Brian Elliott. Jones got his third overtime goal this season and set a franchise record with the seventh of his Blue Jackets career.

— The Boston Bruins scored three times in less than three minutes in the third period and snapped the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning’s franchise-best 10-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory. Jake DeBrusk, Noel Acciari, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand all scored for the Bruins. Boston has won nine of its last 10 and earned at least one point in 15 straight. Anthony Cirelli’s goal with 7:08 remaining prevented the Lightning from being shut out for the first time since Feb. 7.

— Brad Richardson scored four goals to power the Arizona Coyotes to their fifth straight victory with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Alex Galchenyuk also scored for the Coyotes, who completed a four-game season sweep of the Canucks.

— Roope Hintz scored 3:19 into overtime and the Dallas Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3. Hintz scored in a mad scramble in front of the net after Alexander Radulov’s shot bounced off Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick. The win moves the Stars into a wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

NHL NEWS

Devils’ Taylor Hall has knee surgery; rest of season unclear

NHL MVP Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils has had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The team is not saying whether the left wing will play again this season.

The Devils said Thursday the operation this week was successful. He will begin rehab immediately and be evaluated regularly.

The Devils have 18 games left and are almost certain to miss to the playoffs.

 

MLB NEWS

Harper to Phillies for $330M

UNDATED (AP) — Bryce Harper has one-upped Manny Machado in the superstar sweepstakes. The young star outfielder and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Thursday to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history. The deal is subject to a successful physical.

Harper’s agreement surpasses the previous high for a free agent, set last week when infielder Machado signed a $300 million, 10-year deal with the San Diego Padres.

Harper gets a $20 million signing bonus, a $10 million salary this year, $26 million in each of the following nine seasons and $22 million in each of the last three years. None of the money is deferred.

In other baseball news:

— Infielder Brad Miller has agreed to a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will report to big league spring training. The 29-year-old played for Tampa Bay and Milwaukee last season, and he hit .248 with 57 hits, 29 RBIs and 82 strikeouts in 75 games. Miller was released by Milwaukee last July to make room for newly acquired Mike Moustakas on the active roster.

 

NFL NEWS

Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges

UNDATED (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case.

The 77-year-old Kraft is requesting a non-jury trial.

Kraft was among hundreds of men charged in a crackdown on massage parlor prostitution and an investigation into human trafficking at Florida spas.

In other NFL news:

— Jason Witten is coming out of retirement and rejoining the Dallas Cowboys after one season as a television analyst. The Cowboys announced Thursday that the 11-time Pro Bowl tight end had agreed to a one-year contract. When he retired last May to become the lead analyst for “Monday Night Football,” Witten shared the club record with three others at 15 seasons with Dallas.

 

COLLEGE CORRUPTION

Feds seek multiyear sentences in college basketball case

NEW YORK (AP) —Federal prosecutors are recommending multiyear prison sentences for three men convicted of fraud for channeling secret payments to the families of top-tier basketball recruits to influence where the players went to school.

Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and amateur league director Merl Code were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October for funneling recruits to Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina State.

The schools submitted victim impact statements seeking restitutions from those convicted. Kansas asked for more than $1.1 million.

 

PGA-HONDA CLASSIC

Jhonattan Vegas shoots 64 to take Honda Classic lead

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jhonattan Vegas shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of The Honda Classic.

Zach Johnson, Ernie Els, Lucas Glover and Ben Silverman were tied for second. Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia were in a large group at 67, and defending champion Justin Thomas shot 68.

Also at 68 was Sam Saunders, the grandson of golf great Arnold Palmer. Saunders birdied all three holes in the famed “Bear Trap” stretch at PGA National, the run of holes 15 through 17 where a par 4 is sandwiched by a pair of par 3s that can be treacherous even without much wind.

 

USTA-OSAKA-NEW COACH

No. 1 Naomi Osaka hires Jermaine Jenkins as new coach

UNDATED (AP) — No. 1-ranked Naomi Osaka has a new coach: Jermaine Jenkins.

Osaka’s agent confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that Jenkins has started working with the two-time major champion.

The move comes 2½ weeks after Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, who previously worked with Serena Williams.

Bajin began coaching Osaka before the 2018 season, helping her win the U.S. Open last September and the Australian Open last month, when she also rose to No. 1 for the first time.

Jenkins was an All-American player in college and then a hitting coach for Venus Williams.

 

In world and national news…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit has left dueling versions of what went wrong in its wake. President Donald Trump said he walked away because North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demanded the U.S. lift all sanctions. The North Koreans quickly denied that during a rare nighttime news conference. Two senior members of the North’s delegation insisted Kim had asked only for partial sanctions relief in exchange for shutting down the North’s main nuclear complex.HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Despite the failure of talks with President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is continuing to enjoy the limelight in Vietnam. Kim smiled broadly as he strode down a red carpet with Vietnam’s president Friday, a military band playing as stiff-backed soldiers goose-stepped by. Kim seemed confident and poised, a world leader taking his place on the international stage, as he headed to meetings with Vietnamese officials. Kim heads back to North Korea on Saturday.ISLAMABAD (AP) — India’s prime minister says a tough response by his country’s armed forces to recent attacks in Indian controlled Kashmir have curtailed the influence of terror groups in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to “curtail acts of terrorism further.”SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is adding his name to the growing Democratic presidential field, mixing his liberal record and emphasis on climate change with a biting critique of President Donald Trump. The 68-year-old Inslee is launching his bid Friday in Seattle after recent travels to two of the four early nominating states. As a governor, Inslee adds a new dynamic to a field dominated by better-known senators, with former Vice President Joe Biden potentially joining the field as well.UNDATED (AP) — The “black friend defense” played out before a national TV audience during this week’s congressional testimony of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer. Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina pointed to Lynne Patton, a black Trump administration staffer, as proof Trump is not racist. Social media quickly went into a frenzy over the interaction. Many consider saying a person can’t be racist because of the color of the company he keeps to be a tired, hollow argument.